Aeronca 7AC Champion OO-MDM

Before the war, Aeroncas were synonymous to light but reliable sports aircraft. During and after the war, some offsprings of the military light observation aircraft saw the light of day, one of them being the Champion.

Aeronca 11AC Chief OO-RIK

The Model 11 was a further development of the prewar Aeronca 65-series. The fuselage is rather narrow, so that its side-by-side accomodation is a little bit cramped. The aircraft illustrated was built in 1946 and going stronger than ever.

Auster V J/1 Autocrat OY-DSV

During the second World War, the Auster company made several versions of the AOP (Air Observation Post), a 2-seat Army cooperation/observation aircraft used by the Royal Army. After the war, several variations on this theme were produced, mostly for the civilian market. Although a sound design, it was too expensive when compared to the similar ex-Army Piper Cubs that became available on the second-hand market and too old-fashioned when compared to the new all-metal Cessna's.

Beagle A.61 Terrier 1 G-ATHU

In an attempt to gain some money on the second-hand market, Auster (which became Beagle in the early fifities) bought most surplus Royal Army AOP's (mostly AOP.6's) and rebuilt them for the civilian market as the Terrier. Several found their way as glider tugs.

Based on the work of Swedish designer Bjorn Andreasson, the German Bolkow company built this side-by-side twoseater as a cheap club training and touring aircraft. Its sturdy construction means that several of the aircraft have stood the test of time and are still airworthy.

This aircraft was designed before WW2 and was intended to be some kind of everyman's aeroplane. To make it spin-resistant, it did not have rudder pedals (which are typically the cause of spins if misused), ailerons and rudders being interlinked to the large car-like steering wheel instead. Good the idea may have been, but it limited the aircrafts crosswind landing abilities to a large extent. Instead of becoming everyman's aircraft it became somewhat of a flying curiosity, even though a substantial number were built after the war.

Jodel D.150 Mascaret G-BHEG

The initial D.11 series may have been very basic, some developments turned out into nice high performance 2-seaters, like this D.150. Very refined, they were no longer intended for the homebuilders but were factory-produced instead.

Le Vier Cosmic Wind G-BAER

This nice little racer was devised by Lockheed test pilot Tony Le Vier. Just a few of them were built in the late forties. This one was pictured when owned by the Tiger Club of Redhill, Great Britain. It carried the race number '6' and was finished in a handsome color scheme of darkblue with silver trim.

Piel CP.301E Emeraude D-ELRI

One of the more popular French light aircraft designs, the Emeraude has been built both by companies and by amateurs.